Thoughtful Modern Landscape Design for the Bay Area
Crafting minimalist garden poetry for San Francisco, the Peninsula, East Bay and beyond. With 15+ years of experience across 100+ projects, we expertly weave your style, project goals, site character, and sustainability into a cohesive, timeless, and highly functional outdoor space—delivered on time and on budget.
Our process is our product.
From our initial conversation, the exploration of ideas, selecting plants and materials, and finally, the documenting of all our intensions for the purpose of construction – you are involved in every decision, both great and small. And, you can confidently put your budget towards a design that you know you will use and love. Our 5-star reviews speak for themselves. We can't wait to hear about your project.
'What if I'm not sure what I want?'
We'd love to show you 2-3 design options. We can talk through the pluses and minuses of each design, budget considerations, maintenance needs, etc. and revise accordingly until one solution feels right.
'Is there a limit to the amount of revisions?'
Nope! For Schematic Design, we offer a fixed price with a stated cap on hours. Then, if we go past that, we bill hourly at a reduced rate ($75/hr) until you are happy with a design.
'Will you help us find a Contractor?'
Definitely! Through the years, we have worked with several Contractors throughout the Bay Area. Depending on the location of your project, we can recommend accordingly. A best practice is to collect at least 3 bids.
'Will you stay involved from concept to construction?'
While we love being involved every step of the way, all design phases are optional and may be pursued as budget allows.
'Is our budget too small for a designer?'
We work on projects both big and small. The rule of thumb is that design fees should stay in the range of 10-15% of the construction cost. For example, if you want to spend $10,000 on construction, design fees should stay between $1,000-1,500. We'd be happy to limit our time accordingly (e.g.10 hours) to meet your needs.
'Will you come to San Jose?'
We can, have and will! But, we may ask you to cover mileage using the current IRS mileage rate.
'Can we see a 3D model?'
Certainly! This is not only the best way to visualize a design, but it helps us design it too. That said, we don't typically create 3D models, in effort to keep design fees low. But, if you'd like this, we'd be happy to include it as an add-on.
'What if I'm not sure what I want?'
We'd love to show you 2-3 design options. We can talk through the pluses and minuses of each design, budget considerations, maintenance needs, etc. and revise accordingly until one solution feels right.
'Is there a limit to the amount of revisions?'
Nope! For Schematic Design, we offer a fixed price with a stated cap on hours. Then, if we go past that, we bill hourly at a reduced rate ($75/hr) until you are happy with a design.
'Will you help us find a Contractor?'
Definitely! Through the years, we have worked with several Contractors throughout the Bay Area. Depending on the location of your project, we can recommend accordingly. A best practice is to collect at least 3 bids.
'Will you stay involved from concept to construction?'
While we love being involved every step of the way, all design phases are optional and may be pursued as budget allows.
'Is our budget too small for a designer?'
We work on projects both big and small. The rule of thumb is that design fees should stay in the range of 10-15% of the construction cost. For example, if you want to spend $10,000 on construction, design fees should stay between $1,000-1,500. We'd be happy to limit our time accordingly (e.g.10 hours) to meet your needs.
'Will you come to San Jose?'
We can, have and will! But, we may ask you to cover mileage using the current IRS mileage rate.
'Can we see a 3D model?'
Certainly! This is not only the best way to visualize a design, but it helps us design it too. That said, we don't typically create 3D models, in effort to keep design fees low. But, if you'd like this, we'd be happy to include it as an add-on.
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